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The ones I like enough to use: (some, practically speaking, I wouldn't use because of popularity issues, but I like them enough to)

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Amanda
Amber
Brianna
Candace (but prefer Candice spelling)
Jasmine
Jessica
Melanie
Natalie
Rebecca
Summer
Vanessa

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Anthony
James
Jeremiah
Jesse
Nathan
Patrick
Samuel

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The ones I sort of like or are neutral on, I could live with them if my husband threatened to divorce me if I didn't:

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Angelina
Ashley (but oh this would be oh so painful due to popularity issues)
Diana
Ellen
Jenna
Jillian
Pamela (except it's my sister's name)
Stephanie
Valerie
Yvonne

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Andrew
Dustin
Jason (but ditto what I said about Ashley)
John
Jonathan
Joseph
Levi
Phillip (but prefer Philip)
William (my son's name, and yes, I agreed to it to avoid divorce)

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The ones I'd go to divorce court rather than use: I have put a star next to those I don't really hate, but just couldn't bring myself to use--the rest you can assume I hate

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Alexis
Allison
Alyssa
April
Autumn
Carla
Carly
Christina
Courtney
Crystal
Dawn
Erin
Erica
Hailey
Holly
Jaclyn (just can't stand this spelling or the nickname Jackie, Jacqueline is okay)
Jocelyn
Kathleen
Kayla
Laura
Lauren*
Lisa*
Maria
Makayla
Melissa
Noelle
Paige
Tiffany

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Allen
Benjamin
Carl
Charles
Christopher
David
Dennis*
Eric
George
Jeffrey
Jeremy
Michael
Noah
Oscar
Paul
Robert
Russell
Timothy
Vincent

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